Its name
taken from religious revival meetings — at which people covered their shelters
with vegetation to keep the rain out during rousing meetings — Brush Arbor was
founded in San Diego by brothers Jim (vocals) and Joe Rice (guitar, mandolin) in
1971. After winning a talent show on KSON radio, the duo was invited to perform
at a concert featuring Sonny James,
Mel Tillis and
Bill Anderson. Afterwards, they
accepted both a contract to record for Capitol and an invitation to play on the
Grand Ole Opry. Brush Arbor's eponymous debut album appeared in 1972,
followed by Brush Arbor 2 the following year. After their cover of "Proud
Mary" reached the Top 60, the duo became quite popular in Southern California
and frequently played at tourist attractions such as Disneyland, Knott's Berry
Farm, and Sea World. Brush Arbor appeared on Dean Martin's Music Country in 1973
and soon scored their biggest hit with the number-41 "Brush Arbor Meeting." They
also garnered awards for ACM's Vocal Group of the Year and Touring Band of the
Year. In 1977, they recorded Straight for Monument and had a minor hit
with "Get Down Country Music," also playing on Hee Haw and the
Celebration show in Canada. Jim and Joe continued touring extensively until
1979; after that, they performed occasionally for church concerts. In 1993,
Brush Arbor recorded a new album, What Does It Take?, for Benson.

STRAIGHT - Straight / Call Me In Tahiti /
Learn How To Love Her / Get Down Country Music / Don't Play That Song Again
/ Please Make Yourself Known / Look Homeward Angel / Caught In Between /
Nobody's Fool / Waiting For A Miracle

BRUSH ARBOR
MEETING -
FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED SUNDAY - Heaven's Jubilee - When We All Get To
Heaven / I'll Live In Glory - When I Can Read My Title Clear / Just A Rose
Will Do / Beautiful Life / Brush Arbor Meeting - Dwelling In Beulah Land -
Old Time Religion / His Promise To Me - Swing Out On The Promises / Precious
Memories - Memory / I'll Be Listening - He Knows My Name / Standing Outside
/ I'd Rather Be An Old Time Christian

WHAT DOES IT TAKE - What Does It Take /
Grow Me / I Give My Whole Life / Knockin' at the Door / Brokenhearted / I'd
Start All Over Again / What About Him? / There's Still Power in the Blood /
How Could You Say No? / Somebody Touched Me

I WILL FOLLOW - Then Came You / Have I Got
A Story For You / Love Is All I Need / Praise His Name / I Will Follow / I
Got You / It's All Right / Psalm 103 / Dancin' With The Angels / Let's All
Go Down To The River

WHAT DOES IT TAKE
- What Does It Take / Grow Me / I Give You Whole Life / Knockin' At
The Door / Brokenhearted / I'd Start All Over Again / What About Him /
There's Still Power In The Blood / How Could You Say No / Somebody Touched
Me

FAVORITES - If I Didn't Have Love / Hide
Away / Hello God / Please Make Yourself Known / Here I Am / Then Came You /
Rescue Me / Oh I Love You / Only For The Love Of The Lord / I Will Follow /
Psalm 103

BRUSH ARBOR - Wouldn't Miss Heaven / Doing
What We Said We'd Do / Broken Chains / He Who Made The Rain / On God's Green
Earth / Swingin' Bridge / I'm Not Ashamed / Never Giving Up / Unbroken
Communion With You / I'm Proud To Be Here

THE WAY THE RIVER RUNS - Way The River
Runs / Come Unto Me / My Song / Don't Look Back / Keeper Of My Heart / Jesus
The Son / Two Places At One Time / Time Of My Life / In His Blood / You Are
My Only Need / Worthy Is The Lamb / Dancin' With The Angels

DON'T LOOK BACK - I Wouldn't Miss Heaven /
Come Unto Me / Dancin' With The Angels / Jesus The Son / Doing What We Said
We'd Do / Never Giving Up / Keeper Of My Heart / Calling On Jesus / New Star
Shining / Worthy Is The Lamb / Don't Look Back / The Way The River Runs